Beyoncé lip synced the national anthem at President Obama’s inauguration ceremony. Although majority of the public gave her an overwhelming praise for her performance, ranging from Business Insider (“It was just amazing”) to TMZ (“f*cking awesome”), but for the trained ear, it appeared the performer was not singing live at all! Even the band, staged infront of the press, didn’t seem to be playing —even though band director Colonel Michael J. Colburn was conducting energetically and the band members mimicked blowing into their instruments. Check it out below: